Former DOJ Antitrust Attorneys Criticize Live Nation-Ticketmaster Settlement as 'Deeply Troubling'
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Jem Aswad
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Summary
Two former DOJ antitrust attorneys who led the case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster publicly criticized the department's abrupt settlement with the company, which occurred just one week into the trial in March. David Dahlquist, former Deputy Director of Litigation, expressed his belief that the government would have won the case, calling the settlement 'deeply troubling.' The settlement came after the DOJ and over 30 states had accused the company of monopolistic business practices.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledWhen I stood up and gave the opening statement in this case, I believed that we were going to win
deeply troubling
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